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Only in the first 6 months of the year, according to Eurostat data, nearly 12,000 Albanians (11,905) received deportation orders from an EU country, with an increase of 23% compared to the same period a year ago. The latest Eurostat data shows that Albanians are third in the world in terms of orders to leave an EU country in the second quarter of 2022."In terms of the nationality of people ordered to leave the territory of an EU member state, Algerians (8,170) represented the largest part of the total (8.5%), followed by Moroccans (7,235) , Albanians (6,640) and Pakistanis (6,260). Tunisians (5,630) come next on the list, followed by Bangladeshis (3,990), Georgians (3,690), Turks (3,425), Indians (3,135) and Iraqis (2,940)," the Eurostat announcement said.The highest number of deportation orders for Albanian citizens came from Greece, with 35% of the total, followed by France with 28.5%, Germany with 12% and Sweden with 3%.While for the whole year 2021, about 22 thousand Albanian citizens have received deportation orders.According to Eurostat, In the second quarter of 2022, 96,550 non-EU nationals were ordered to leave an EU Member State and a total of 23,110 returned to another country (including other EU Member States) after an order to leave.In both cases, this represents an increase of 16% in absolute terms compared to the previous quarter.Compared to the same quarter of 2021, the number of non-EU nationals ordered to leave the territory of EU Member States increased by 15% and the number of people returned to another country increased by 11%.Among EU member states, France reported the highest number of non-EU nationals ordered to leave its territory in the second quarter of 2022: 33,450 people, representing more than a third of the total (35 %). France was followed by Greece (8,750), Germany (8,275), Italy (6,020) and Austria (5,385).Compared to the previous quarter, Italy was the EU member state that recorded the largest increase in the number of people ordered to leave (+2,215%), rising from 260 in the first quarter of 2022 to 6,020. Croatia it also nearly doubled over the same period, from 2,675 to 4,830.The new wave of immigrationAfter falling in the year of the pandemic and remaining low in 2021, asylum applications from Albanian citizens in European Union countries have started to increase again with the return of unrestricted movement.According to Eurostat data, processed by "Monitor", in the first 7 months of the year, nearly 5,800 requests for asylum were registered by Albanian citizens in one of the countries of the European Union. Compared to the same period a year ago, the figure has doubled, testifying to a new trend of reviving immigration.The official data of the British authorities show that around 4729 Albanians entered their country illegally and registered as asylum seekers during the period January-June 2022, a figure that is 80% of all asylum requests in the 27 countries of other countries of the European Union, bringing the total number of applications to over 10 thousand.(Source: Monitor)

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